Methylation levels of the TNFA gene are different between Graves' and Hashimoto's diseases and influenced by the TNFA polymorphism

• Main Authors: Emi Morita (Author), Mikio Watanabe (Author), Naoya Inoue (Author), Hidemi Hashimoto (Author), Emi Haga (Author), Yoh Hidaka (Author), Yoshinori Iwatani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's disease (HD) are different pathological types of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). However, the epigenetic differences between these diseases have not been elucidated. DNA methylation is one of the primary epigenetic modifications that reflect enviro...